After negotiating the queues and thorough security checks and finally making it into the arena, I headed straight over to stage 2, just in time to catch Blackwater Conspiracy. I reviewed their new album recently and was blown away by how good it was, so I had high expectations for …
Read More »Download Festival adds another 20 bands across all stages!
Well, isn’t this lovely from Download Festival? They decided to round off the end of last month with a big, fat announcement of bands across all four stages! We’re a bit lucky aren’t we? The biggest names announced are metal’s mad hatter Devin Townsend, paying below Rob Zombie on the …
Read More »Krokodil to support Cancer Bats for a one-off intimate show,
Krokodil will perform as special guests to Cancer Bats for a one-off intimate show, set to take place on August 27th at 100 Club, London. Following this, the band will be main support to Marilyn Manson across all 4 dates of his upcoming UK tour. Tickets for the Cancer Bats/Krokodil …
Read More »Tuska Open Air Festival, Helsinki – Day 1 – Friday 26/06/2015
Back in 2004, I had the pleasure of visiting Finland on vacation. On the night I arrived in the Helsinki hostel, I noticed a larger than normal number of heavy metal fans arriving back after a show. I asked one what gig they were at. The answer.. DIO at TUSKA. …
Read More »Krokodil – Download Festival, 12/06/15
I chatted to Simon and Chris from Krokodil at Download this year, finding out how the supergroup came together in the first place and why they don’t like Aqua… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJX-TwO7C8w&w=560&h=315]
Read More »Download 2015: The Preview
Is it that time of year again already? Apparently so. Download Festivals opens its gates once more on Wednesday 10th June and PlanetMosh are once again in attendance to review, ramble at bands and generally have a bloody good time. By now, most of you will know who you’re going …
Read More »The Tuska Ten – 10 bands you must see at Tuska Open Air 2015
Before PlanetMosh packs our bags for this year’s installment of Tuska Open Air, we put our heads together and assembled a list (because everyone loves lists) of the 10 bands you must see at the festival. Aptly called The Tuska Ten, read on to see our recommendations. Tuska Open Air …
Read More »27 more bands announced for Download festival
With, unbelievably, less than two months to go until Download 2015, the finishing touches are being added to this year’s masterpiece of a line-up, and today sees twenty-seven more flashes of colour streaking the tableau of Europe’s biggest rock and metal festival. Seminal post hardcore megaliths Funeral For A Friend make a …
Read More »Evisorax – ‘Goodbye To The Feast… Welcome To The Famine’
Over the past 12 months or so, vocalist Simon Wright has proven himself to be a man who not only likes to keep busy, but also is capable of delivering music in diverse styles – and each time to great effect. Around this time last year, he led Leeds technical …
Read More »Exodus, Loudness and 6 more added to Tuska Open Air 2015
Tuska Open Air have just announced 8 new bands including Exodus, Loudness and Krokodil for their line up for 2015. Tuska Open Air takes place 26th – 28th June in Helsinki, Finland. EXODUS, a cornerstone of Bay Area thrash metal, arrives to Tuska with the acclaimed ”Blood In, Blood Out” -album …
Read More »Mastodon – Academy, Birmingham- 29th November 2014
Krokodil were first up. They’re a very heavy band and tonight seem to have the volume set to “bleeding ears” as it is at times uncomfortably loud, and the bass is so high that anything you touched was vibrating. There are some great heavy riffs in the music, but to …
Read More »KROKODIL Premiere New Song “Sun Riders”
Mondays suck it. So we have come up with a brilliant and genius way to make your Monday even better. With beards + riffs + metal! KROKODIL – a metal behemoth now signed to Spinefarm Records, featuring current and previous members of Cry for Silence, Hexes, Gallows and SikTh …
Read More »KROKODIL to release debut album in November + new track revealed
KROKODIL, the new signing to Spinefarm Records, featuring members & previous members of Cry For Silence, Hexes, Gallows & SikTh – will be releasing their debut album, ‘Nachash‘, on the 10th November via Spinefarm Records. Following this, the band will embark on a tour guesting with US metal giants Mastodon, …
Read More »Two Part BLOODSTOCK 2014 Special on Scuzz TV!
SCUZZ TV‘s 2-part show from this year’s BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL premieres at 9pm TONIGHT Fri 3rd October, with the second part going out on Saturday 4th. The show will be repeated at various times on the channel during the coming weeks. Packed with a selection of live performances and interviews from …
Read More »Krokodil at Bloodstock 2014
Krokodil played the Sophie Lancaster stage at Bloodstock on the Friday. Here are some photos of their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646193953339″ size=”z” count=”100″]
Read More »Bloodstock Open Air – Friday (August 8)
With up to 17,000 diehard metallians once again descending on the heart of south Debyshire, opening the main stage of biggest heavy metal fest in the British Isles can be a somewhat onerous and daunting task – and especially when you are ‘blooding’ (sic) a new line-up… However, it is …
Read More »Krokodil interview at Bloodstock 2014
I chat with the guys from Krokodil at this year’s Bloodstock after their set. We discuss their set, the band, the band name, music scene, Download, what their plans are for the future and more… Links: https://www.facebook.com/krokodilrock/ http://www.twitter.com/krokodilrock
Read More »KROKODIL Hit The Road With Mastodon
KROKODIL – the new signing to Spinefarm Records, featuring members & previous members of Cry For Silence, Hexes, Gallows & SikTh – will be touring with US metal giants Mastodon on their UK / European run this November / December. This announcement comes in the wake of the Sonisphere …
Read More »KROKODIL Stream “Shatter” Ahead Of Its Official Release For Record Store Day
KROKODIL – a new signing for Spinefarm Records, featuring members & previous members of Cry For Silence, Hexes,Gallows & SikTh – have today revealed their first ever track, ‘Shatter’. Taken from their double A-side 7″, ‘Shatter’ / ‘Dead Man’s Path’, and produced specifically for ‘Record Store Day’ on April …
Read More »AMEN to return for a UK festival exclusive appearance at Alt-Fest, plus Paradise Lost confirmed
Twenty years since their formation, controversial metal-punk outfit AMEN are coming back together for a very special set at Alt-Fest, 15th – 17th August 2014 at Boughton Estate, Kettering. This UK festival exclusive appearance is the first of many new additions to the event including a new headliner for the …
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